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Auckland team uses umbilical stem cells to treat eye disease
If things went wrong, the stem cells could turn into other cells - like for hair or teeth - instead of eyes. Audio
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Beach community moves to highest level of water restrictions
11 Dec 2025The council suspects the current dry conditions are the main problem.
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Couple jailed for operating $4 million Ponzi scheme
11 Dec 2025Thomas Tuira and his former partner Aroha Tuira had earlier pleaded guilty to two representative charges of obtaining by deception.
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Business association calls for govt help to deal with crime
Two years on from setting up its own security service a popular Auckland shopping precinct says it has slashed crime in its area but some people are falling through the cracks. Audio
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Christmas comes early for fans of speed reductions
11 Dec 2025NZTA is pumping the brakes and reducing speed limits on several sections of a popular holiday route in time for Christmas. Audio
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Positive Ageing mobilises after council scraps aged working party
11 Dec 2025The working party is being disestablished under new Mayor Max Brough's committee structure.
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Three more arrests after murder of US student in Auckland
11 Dec 2025Six people have now been charged in connection with the homicide investigation.
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More needed from councils in wake of floods, report finds
11 Dec 2025A government report has found local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding and to mitigate the risks it poses to communities.
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'What are you afraid of?': Proposal to remove mana whenua voice at council fails
11 Dec 2025A proposal from the new Napier Mayor to remove mana whenua voices and voting rights in the council's standing committees for the next council term has failed.
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Fire crews extinguish blaze near Wellington Airport
11 Dec 2025Flights are not affected but local residents are advised to close windows and doors and stay inside if possible.
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Waikato trio accused of copper thefts
Three people have been arrested following an investigation into ongoing thefts of copper.
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Pregnant mum-of-five who stole $500,000 loses bid to get out of jail
Ariana Thompson-Bell argued the 55 percent discount to her sentence was inadequate.
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Store worker assaulted in aggravated robbery in Otangarei
A group of men armed with weapons entered the building on William Jones Drive about 7.25pm last night.
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Reports of bee swarm in downtown Auckland
11 Dec 2025What appears to be bees were buzzing in downtown Auckland.
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People face losing cars they call home as welfare changes hit
Many facing 'imminent homelessness' don't qualify for emergency housing anymore, the Citizens Advice Bureau warns. Audio
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Call for public help after 3-week-old baby suffers broken leg in Hutt Valley
11 Dec 2025The baby was taken to hospital by family but police queries have "uncovered contrasting narratives on the circumstances".
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Weather: Relief on way after scorching summer days
11 Dec 2025After a run of unusually hot weather across much of the motu, temperatures are expected to finally drop.
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Police had no grounds to pepper spray man and push into home
11 Dec 2025The man was later shot with sponge rounds and tasered.
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Wellington's City to Sea bridge saved from demolition - for now
11 Dec 2025Wellington City councillors revoked the decision to knock it down, made by the council last year.
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Skipper hits swimmers with propellor after day of drinking
One victim said the skipper was throwing bottles off the boat while he should have been calling emergency services. Audio
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Firefighters hand Tongariro National Park back to DoC
11 Dec 2025Fire and Emergency said thermal imaging drones found no fire or hotspots overnight.
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Tom Phillips' gun licence revoked months before disappearance
11 Dec 2025New information outlines a key moment in the Marokopa timeline, but leaves major gaps unanswered.
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Hornet surveillance zone doubles as 3500 properties searched
11 Dec 2025So far more than 3500 properties have been searched within 200 metres of confirmed finds, Biosecurity NZ says.
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